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Latest trend: Several parties are deploying senior national figures as mayoral candidates, among them the EFF who has put forward Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi in eThekwini. Photo: EFF KZN
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Race for mayors is now a national game

As senior political leaders step into the ring for mayoral seats ahead of the 2026 local elections, questions arise over whether municipalities are being treated as serious…

  • Khothalang Moseli
4 min read
Lengthy legal process EFF secretary general Godrich Gardee said on Tuesday that the party’s attorneys of record had not received notice from the sheriff of the court. (Paul Botes/M&G)
EFF

Gardee takes aim at AfriForum: "We won’t be distracted by lizards; We have a crocodile to face."

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Godrich Gardee has dismissed AfriForum as a distraction, stating the party is focused on its election campaign for November 4th.…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read